Configure Eduroam for Windows 7 & 10

For standard Windows 7, 8 & 10  desktop computers, laptops and tablets (but NOT Windows Surface RT or Windows phones) you can run the following pre-configured application that will do the setup for you or you can follow the step by step instructions below.

Please note, while the screenshots appear as windows 7, they are also the same for 8 and 10.

Eduroam
Connecting to Eduroam
Manual setup of Eduroam

Connecting to Eduroam

Open the Network and Sharing Center by clicking on the network icon in the task tray:

Click on the "Set up a new connection or network" link:

Select the manually connect to a wireless network option:

Fill in the form to match what is below

Check Security type and Encryption type are as below and click the Settings button

Ensure the four items are ticked as below, fill out the text box with tools.its.waikato.ac.nz, and set the Authentication Method to EAP-MSCHAP v2 then click the Configure button

Un-tick the box below, and click OK to exit the EAP MSCHAPv2 box, then click OK again to exit the Protected EAP Properties box.

Click the Advanced Settings button as below

Set the 802.1X settings as below, there is no need to change the 802.11 settings tab. After these are set, click OK and close the remaining open network properties boxes.

Connect to Eduroam by clicking on the network icon in the task bar (see first picture at top of page), and select Eduroam. This should bring up the this Windows Security box (below). Enter your username and password you use to log onto windows.

Windows will sometimes ask what type of network this is, select Work network.